Landmine Marathon Plans Northwest Tour Dates

Landmine Marathon will be touring the West Coast in November. Here are the latest tour dates:

11/7 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe w/ Graf Orlock
11/8 Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
11/9 Isla Vista, CA @ The Pink Mailbox w/ Graf Orlock, more
11/10 TBA
11/11 Reno, NV @ Studio on 4th w/ Ruler 1618, Farley Overdose
11/12 Portland, OR @ TBA
11/13 Medford, OR @ Johnny B's
11/14 Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman St.
11/15 Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse Record Store w/ Graf Orlock, more

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The Orange Man Theory Signs To Subsound Records

Subsound Records has signed The Orange Man Theory for the European release of their forthcoming full length album. After touring worldwide and collecting top scoring reviews on the world's press with their first album, the Italitan hardcore/death metal bandis ready with the new album titled "Satan Told Me I'm Right," which will be released this winter through Subsound Records and distributed in Europe via PHD.

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AC/DC To Host Their Own Music Channel On Sirius/XM

AC/DC Radio will debut on SIRIUS channel 29 and XM channel 53 on Monday, September 15 at 6pm ET. Hear the high voltage sounds of AC/DC 24/7, including classics like "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Back in Black," and preview tracks from "Black Ice," the band’s first studio album in eight years. The limited engagement channel will also feature exclusive interviews with band members Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd, who share their personal insights into their music and their career spanning more than 30 years.

You can get more information and to sign up for a free 3-day trial here

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Loss Signs To Profound Lore Records

Profound Lore has announced the signing of LOSS. Hailing from Nashville Tennessee, Loss has already made a name for themselves within the doom metal scene with their "Life Without Hope" EP, several splits with such worthy acts as NECROS CHRISTOS and WORSHIP, and most recently the Fo(u)r Burials release in which they were part of alongside the likes of MOURNFUL CONGREGATION, ORTHODOX, and OTESANEK.

Their official debut album will be unleashed upon North America during the first half of 2009. Japan's Weird Truth will handle the release on the other side of the pond.

Currently the band has finished writing the material and plans on entering the studio soon.

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Liskfest Cancelled Due To Poor Ticket Sales

Liskfest, scheduled to take place on October 11th in Irvine, California, has been cancelled. Organizers have issued the following statement:

"Due to poor ticket sales, Liskfest has officially been cancelled. For inquiries please contact Goldenvoice and Ticketmaster. I want to apologize to all the people who were planning on traveling from abroad to see all the bands. We truly are sorry this had to happen."

Bands scheduled to perform included Gorilla Biscuits, Death By Stereo, Bleeding Through, H20, and Rival Schools.

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Bring Me The Horizon Readies New Album

British metalcore outfit Bring Me the Horizon will release their sophomore album, "Suicide Season," on November 18th via Epitaph Records.

The band is planning a full U.S. tour in support of "Suicide Season" in the near future as well.

In April 2008 the group entered the studio with legendary producer Fredrik Norstrom (Arch Enemy, In Flames, At the Gates) in an isolated area of Sweden, where they recorded their sophomore album, "Suicide Season."

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Trap Them Sets Release Date For New Album

The release date has been set for Trap Them's new album, entitled "Seizures In Barren Praise." The CD will arrive in stores on 11/11 and vinyl will follow shortly thereafter.

In the meantime, you can check out the Trap Them "Seizures In Barren Praise" audio player on their label's site.

Finally, the latest Trap Them tour dates are as follows: More...

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Most Precious Blood Gives New Album Update

Most Precious Blood has checked in with updates on their forthcoming new album, "Do No Resuscitate," due out next year on Trustkill Records. The band has been tracking with Dean Baltulonis at Atomic (Sick Of It All, Pain It Black) and are finishing up now for a 2009 release.

Guitarist Justin Brannan said, "The new record is 1 part systems overload, 1 part Tragedy and 1 part funeral for a mexican bullfighter. We didn't listen to anything recorded after 1995 while recording this thing. We didn't set out to do anything but we wound up writing and recording a record that's a giant fuck you to just about everyone involved in underground music today. We stripped it down, covered it in bleach and set it on fire. We employed a scorched earth policy which involved destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from the area or scene. We may do some shows or tour to promote this record, we may not. We have not broken up, and we never will. We're doing what we want to do completely untethered to anyone or anything or any obligations or allegiance save for the 5 of us and maybe Geoff Silverman. We are unplugging the machine and letting it cool off. Let everyone else run around in circles for a while. We're buying run flats. That said, I think people who've supported us in the past we will enjoy this record. We stripped it all down and just left the engine."

Some song titles for "Do No Resuscitate" are:

A Danger To Myself And Others
Meth Mites
Graveyard Postcards
Steady Diet Of Wolf Eyes
Animal Mother

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Dark The Suns' Keyboardist Leaves Band

Finland's Dark The Suns have issued the following update:

"Our keyboardist Juha left the band. Juha felt that he doesn't have enough time for band anymore. We thank Juha for the time we spent together and wish all the best for him!"

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Visceral Bleeding Parts Ways With Guitarist

Swedish metallers, Visceral Bleeding, have issued the following update regarding the departure of guitarist Martin "Germ" Bermhedens:

"Due to Martin "Germ" Bermhedens busy schedule with The Berzerker we've decided to part ways. The decision was mutual since we need everyone in this band to put V.B as their first priority for things to work and Germ felt that this was no longer possible for him. We wish him the best of luck with The Berzerker and all of his other projects." More...

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Ulrich On Expectations to Save Metal

From Blabbermouth:

Stevie Chick of The Guardian conducted an interview with METALLICA at the end of August when the band was in the UK to play the Reading festival. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On how long they will be able to continue as METALLICA:

Lars Ulrich (drums): "In the immortal words of Noel Gallagher, I'm gonna live forever. [That's] the $64,000 question. THE ROLLING STONES are setting a great precedent, but Charlie Watts doesn't play drums on songs like 'Fight Fire With Fire' every night, no disrespect. Will we be able to play the shit we do when we're 65? I don't know. When it becomes a joke, we'll stop."

On the widely panned 2003 album "St. Anger":

James Hetfield: "'St Anger' happened because it had to happen. It sounds very disjointed to me when I listen to it now. One-dimensional. Relentless. And that's exactly how we felt at the time: we were disjointed, and I think the resentment we felt towards each other was relentless."

On politics:

James Hetfield: "METALLICA has really tried to be non-political, as much as possible. I write about the human side of it all. I really dislike it when celebrities get up on a soapbox and start giving their opinion. It shouldn't be more valid, because you're popular. It gets in the way of the music. I like to just live, and think, and feel. Politics bore me. Politics separate people, especially where we're from. Politics rarely bring people together."

On not being the same people as they were when they recorded "Master of Puppets":

Lars Ulrich: "I'm 44 years old, I've got three kids, I flew in a helicopter on Friday. It's a little difficult to revisit the vibe of 20 years ago when you're living in a two-bedroom suite at Claridge's. I live a very different life to how I lived then."

On the level of expectation METALLICA still command:

Lars Ulrich: "I was thinking the other day about how everyone expects us to continue to release albums that define the genre, to 'save' metal. And that's a lot of fucking pressure, really. Why hasn't anyone dethroned us yet? We support all the great new metal bands, take them under our wing, but people still want us to carry the whole genre on our backs."

Read the full article at The Guardian.

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Buy "Death Magnetic" For $5 at Hot Topic Today

Metallica's latest CD, "Death Magnetic," was released worldwide today and Hot Topic is selling it for $5 - today (9/12) only. You can also pick up a special Metallica logo t-shirt for $5.00. Both deals do not include sales tax and are valid only on Friday, September 12 while supplies last. (Limit 2 CD's per person).

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Suicidal Tendencies Announces Tour Date

Thrash/punk group Suicidal Tendencies has announced the following tour dates:

Nov. 26 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Nov. 28 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
Nov. 29 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont
Dec. 01 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Dec. 02 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
Dec. 04 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Dec. 05 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Dec. 06 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
Dec. 07 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
Dec. 09 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
Dec. 10 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Dec. 11 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
Dec. 13 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
Dec. 15 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
Dec. 16 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

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Interview

Being Justin Broadrick

I don't feel particularly special, I just feel really lucky. – Justin Broadrick

Final. Napalm Death. Godflesh. Jesu. Starting his music career at the age of 11, releasing his own demo for Final, signing up with Napalm Death in 1985, forming Godflesh in 1988, and Jesu in 2003, Justin Broadrick has had his hands in the metal scene, being a member of some of the most influential groups to grindcore, industrial metal, post-metal, and alternative metal. Turning down offers to join Faith No More and Danzig and producing for Pantera, Isis, Pelican, Earth, Knut, Justin Broadrick has earned the respect of musicians and fans alike. With the much anticipated release of "Why Are We Not Perfect" off of HydraHead this week, Justin Broadrick has once again proven that he can test the waters, push the limits, and continue to evolve. More...

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Ligeia and Vanna Tour Dates Announced

Vanna and Ligeia will tour together this fall. The following tour dates have been confirmed so far:

10/1 Bucksport, ME @ The Kave
10/2 Burlington, VT @ Oddfellows Temple
10/4 Charleori, PA @ Club Octane
10/5 Linthicum, MD @ St. Christophers
10/6 Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club
10/7 Charlston, SC @ The Oasis
10/10 Little Rock, AR @ Soundstage
10/11 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
10/13 Tulsa, OK @ The Pink Eye
10/14 Witchita Falls, TX @ American Legion 168
10/22 Alburquerque, NM @ The Compound w/ In Fear And Faith
10/25 Victorville, CA @ Trilogy Theatre w/ In Fear And Faith
10/27 Fresno, CA @ The Exit w/ In Fear And Faith
10/28 Lathrop, CA @ Eureka Coffee w/ In Fear And Faith
10/29 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerrys Pizza w/ In Fear And Faith
11/2 Boise, ID @ The Venue
11/3 Logan, UT @ Why Sound
11/9 Milwaukee, WI @ The Warehouse
11/11 Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
11/16 Holyoke, MA @ Waterfront Tavern

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Storm & Stress Signs To Let It Burn Records

Let It Burn Records has announced the signing of Storm & Stress. The band's manager Wazskostas Testosteron says: "The band is really happy to be part of a new family, the Let It Burn Records family. In times of pure asociality, where no one can save them from their genetic and mental decay, there was no other way to help Storm & Stress getting their pants back than selling their soul to Let It Burn Records. Chris and Feivel definitely are the best missionaries for the lost souls in Storm & Stress. I just phoned the gaming HQ in Ibbenbüren and got the band's feedback, which was: 'Good.'"

Storm & Stress' "Sin" MCD will be out October 31, 2008. In the meantime, you can check out some of the band's material on their MySpace page.

Here are the latest Storm & Stress tour dates: More...

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HydraHead Offers Melvins Update

Apparently some people are offering copies of the Melvins' upcoming album for sale online prematurely. Here's what HydraHead has to say about the situation:

"Some blow hards are selling the Melvins 4xLP on ebay and on Amazon as though they've got the damn things in hand already...oh wait, as though they WILL have the damn things in hand around the 20th of September. The thing is, they won't. And if you purchased from them you should probably get a refund...not only will they not have the stock when they say the will, but they DEFINITELY won't cost $80! They folks are scamming the hell out of some of you, so please don't get fooled..."

"Here are the culprits that we've found so far....if you know who these people are, please let us know (email us: teamleader@hydrahead.com) , we want to out this jerks for the scam artists they are.

Amazon : Username 'Mad_Music'
Ebay : Username 'aroloff351'
Ebay : Username 'dubmaverick'"

"We were going to announce the release dates today for both the box set and the regular version, but these losers ruined it for us...maybe tomorrow then. In the meantime, as you can see from the above pic, we're still assembling....and assembling...and assembling. We've only sent ONE copy out to someone...which means that all 2999 copies are here with us safe and sound. Don't get fooled."

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